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Exercise 24-10 Vilas Company is considering a capital investment of $190,300 in

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Question

Exercise 24-10 Vilas Company is considering a capital investment of $190,300 in additional productive facilities. The new machinery is expected to have a useful life of 5 years with no salvage value. Depreciation is by the straight-line method. During the life of the investment, annual net income and net annual cash flows are expected to be $14,800 and $49,900, respectively. Vilas has a 12% cost of capital rate, which is the required rate of return on the investment. Click here to view PV table, Compute the cash payback period. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.) ears Compute the annual rate of return on the proposed capital expenditure. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.) Annual rate of return (It)? Using the discounted cash flow technique, compute the net present value. (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number e.g.-45 or parentheses e.g. (45). Round answer for present value to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided. Net present value

Explanation / Answer

a) Cash payback period = 190300/49900 = 3.81 years

Average investment = (190300+0)/2 = 95150

b) Annual rate of return = 14800*100/95150 = 15.6%

c) Net present value = (49900*3.60478)-190300 = -10421